Where does “mannkyn” come from?

mannkyn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse mannkyn, from Proto-Germanic manakunją, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

mannkyn (Icelandic): mankind

Definitions

  1. mankind

Ancestry of “mannkyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemannkynmankind
2Proto-Germanicmanakunjąmankind
3Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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